Places froeckmann Wants to Go

A treasure trove of scientific instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries.

A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'

This World War II bunker is now a shrine covered with sea shells.

The longest staircase lock in Britain.

This pond in Victoria Park is rumored to be bottomless, one of several legends that surround it.

A small stone monument marks the spot on Stavely Road where the first of hundreds of missiles touched down during World War II.

Former home to Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka's dazzling Art Deco duplex studio.

A Route 66 filling station that was designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia, and is now the symbol of an arts district.

A rock that was too big to move, so the town just paved around it.

A Google software engineer's Easter egg led to what may be the world's most unusual saved screenshot.

Unchanged for decades, World War II-era bullet holes and nostalgic ghost signs still haunt this desolate train station.

A portrayal of two lamps embraced and in love.

This ferry carries passengers across the Rhine propelled by no engine or paddles but by the river's current.

The mirrored section takes the shape of Hebrew characters when viewed from above.

An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.

This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.

Visit a remnant California's Gold Rush, which locals claim is haunted by spirits from the past.

Hundreds of signs pointing to the birthplaces of current Helsinki residents form stalactites on the ceiling of the cave-like Kamppi metro station.

A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.

A non-stop elevator ride in Vienna's city hall.

This 18-foot-tall public art installation is another of sculptor Thomas Dambo's trolls.

A map store filled with original Cold War era Russian maps of the world.

This museum and former department store is home to the largest collection of A.R. Mitchell art in the world.

In a city of wooden houses, this watchtower was vital for early fire detection.